Tag: CMC Foundation
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1000 Words: Clough Scholars
Forty nine West Garfield County students were the recent joyful recipients of Clough Scholarships. The Clough Fellowship was created by Genevieve Clough in partnership with
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Alpine Bank serves up funds for CMC’s Culinary Institute scholarships
At Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute’s annual “Celebration of Haute Cuisine” benefit dinner earlier this year, diners enjoyed a sumptuous four-course meal at the Keystone Ranch Restaurant. Through ticket sales, they also contributed to the culinary institute’s student scholarship endowment, administered by the CMC Foundation. These funds, in addition to private gifts and pledges, provide…
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Sunday Profile: Why Jim Calaway is giving away all of his money
Jim Calaway, a renowned Carbondale business mogul, does not shy away from credit for the millions of dollars he’s poured into the Roaring Fork Valley’s nonprofits and charities.
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1000 Words: Alpine Bank Scholars
For 21 years, Colorado Mountain College and Alpine Bank have partnered to award Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarships to deserving first-generation students of Latino/Hispanic descent from Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, Routt and Summit County. Last Friday, thirteen promising, hopeful, young people were honored with this award in the presence of their counselors, families, and staff from Alpine…
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FMLD grant awarded for Cooper Commons project
Application successful from Colorado Mountain College, Garfield County Library District; Boettcher Foundation grants first matching gift [Glenwood Springs, CO] – An innovative plan to provide community space for learning and collaboration has received a huge boost, as Colorado Mountain College and the Garfield County Public Library District learned today of their success in receiving a…
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‘Shaping the Future of the Colorado River’ with American Rivers’ Matt Rice at Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College in Edwards will host American Rivers’ Matt Rice on April 20 when he presents a free talk about the much-debated topic of Colorado’s water. Rice is the director of American Rivers’ Colorado Basin Program, which encompasses several projects focused on the Colorado River and its tributaries. American Rivers is a national conservation…
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Kedrowski to give presentation about post-earthquake Nepal
Colorado Mountain College in Edwards will host local mountaineer and CMC adjunct science faculty member Jon Kedrowski, Ph.D., with a reception, talk and book signing on March 23 titled “Everest: Rebuilding the Rooftop of the World.” The event is part of the CMC Women in Philanthropy Lecture Series and will focus on Kedrowski’s experience at…
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LT100’s Merilee Maupin Receives Sportswoman Award
This article was first published in the Leadville Today. By Kathy Bedell. This Sunday, March 13, Merilee Maupin, former Race Director of the Leadville Trail 100 (LT100) will be honored with a Sportswoman of Colorado award. The honor recognizes Colorado’s outstanding female athletes, coaches, mentors and others who have contributed to girls’ and women’s athletics.…
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CMC Foundation development officer honored with business leadership award
Candy Elkind, a resource development officer with the CMC Foundation, was recently recognized by the Northwest Small Business Development Centers at the 2015 Mountain Town Business Women Awards in Vail. Elkind received the Creative Business Leader award, and was chosen from over 100 nominees from eight counties that comprise Colorado’s mountain towns. At her base…
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CMC Corner: It’s now easier than ever to apply for scholarships
This CMC Corner by Carol Efting, the scholarship coordinator at the Colorado Mountain College Foundation, was published in the February 1, 2016 Post Independent. If you, or your son or daughter, will be attending college in the fall, this is no doubt a time of great decisions. It can be daunting. You’ve probably begun to…